Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe] ; Occitan: Sent Gèrman daus Prats) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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Location of Saint-Germain-des-Prés  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°20′34″N 0°59′31″E / 45.3428°N 0.9919°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Nontron |
| Canton | Isle-Loue-Auvézère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Valentin[1] |
Area 1 | 19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 462 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24417 /24160 |
| Elevation | 127–297 m (417–974 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editOn the night of 13–14 June 2007, a flash flood caused by a storm turned the river Ravillou and its tributary Merdanson into devastating torrents, that damaged the town and the bridge across the Ravillou.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 558 | — |
| 1968 | 582 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 542 | −6.9% |
| 1982 | 537 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 508 | −5.4% |
| 1999 | 467 | −8.1% |
| 2008 | 501 | +7.3% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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